title: Dr. Peter Emil Becker and the Third Reich.
abstract: In 1985 the physician after whom Becker Muscular Dystrophy is named, German neurologist Dr. Peter Emil Becker (1908-2000), published an autobiographical article in the American Journal of Medical Genetics in which he disavowed any association with the Nazi Party. A closer look at the evidence, however, suggests otherwise. Review of war records and related sources raise concern for Dr. Becker's affiliation with the Nazi Party and his contributions to its ideology.
authors.affiliation: The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA. frank.l.hill@gmail.com
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000941:ethics*; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Becker muscular dystrophy; Nazi party; Peter Emil Becker